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KITCHEN GABINBT." APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23.

" Patented June 8, 1909.

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. umrnn STATES ROBERT H. SHQOK, OF LA FAYETTE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TOB. F.'BIGGS PUMP LAFAYETTE, INDIANA, ACORPORATION OF INDIANA.

1: oration"? I KITCMN-CABINETi Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented-Tune 8, 1909.-

. Application filed February 23, 1909. Serial moi 79,533.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT H. SHOOK, a citizen ofthe- United States, residing at La Fayette, in the county of Tippecanoe and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kitchen-Cabiin filling and refilling n ets,'of which the following is a specifica tion..

This invention'relates to improvements in furniture which is commonly known as kitchen cabinets having a molding board or table and a superimposed cabinet-top, and

it relates particularly to the receptacle or,

bin for holding flour and the like, the said bin being loca-ted'abovethe molding board in the cabinet-top with. its upper open end closed'by close contact with the under side of the upper shelf'or horizontal top member of said cabinet-topl. i

I The object of the invention is to provide means'for supporting the'bin with its upper open end normally closed by the horizontal top of the cabinet-top, and to permit the bin to be lowered and its upper end'tilted outwardly without interference,- for convenience the bin. The object also is to provide means whereby the ends of the bill may be practically reversed for convenience in emptying and cleaning the bin. The objectsof the invention are accomplished by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanylng drawing, in which- Figure l is a detail in frontelevation of a kitchen cabinet showing the cabinet-top provided with this invention and also showmg a port-ion of the base of the cabinet. Fig. 2,is a vertical section on the line 22 of Fig. .1, showing the bin in its lowered and tilted position ready for filling. Fig. 3,is alike vertical section showing the binwith its ends practically reversed, in the position 8 is a vertical for filling, and Fig. 4 is a detail on a somewhat larger scale, showing the manner in which the 'bin is hinged to the cabinet-top. Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

l 5 represents the base, 6 a molding board or table and 7 the cabinet-top.

partition which is parallel with the end 9 and with said end defines a compartment 10 within which a receptacle or bin 11 is mounted.

12 is the upper shelf or horizontal top of the cabinet-top. l

The bin 11 is normally open at its upper end except in so far as it is closed b stand- 12. Phe lower end of the bin 11 is provided with a hopperl3 with a within which latter be located a. sifting devicebf'any usual construction (not shownfwhich will be-operatedby the handle 15 The .front of the bin will have the vertical slots 16 which are closed with glass or other transparent material to provide sight-openings through which lhe'amount of material within the bin 'will be shown. I l

18 are link-bars havingone of their ends secured by pivots 19 to the respective side ends secured by pivots 20 sides of the bin 11. of the link-bars 18 to the bin 11 is below the longitudinal center of the bin, when the latter is closed, and in front of the transverse center of the bin as shown by the View in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the point of attachment of pivots '19 with the sides 8 and 9 is lower down and still farther to the front, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, whereby, the weight of the bin and its contents when the latter is closed will cause the bin to bear against the rear wall 23 of the compare ment 10. The upper end of the bin 11, when the bin is in the position just described, can not betilted outwardly without simultaneously moving the lower end of the bin out, because the upper rear corner of the bin will strike against the shelf 12. By moving both ends of the bin out tor gether so as to keep the top of the bin parallel with the shelf 12, there will beno interference, and by continuing to move the bin outwardly, the limitations of the link-bars 18 will cause it also, to' move in a downward direction,so that the upper end can soon be tilted outwardly, and in fact dropped down into contactwlth the molding board 6, as shown in Fig. 3. v sition shown in Fig. 3 it can be readily to the ad acent cleaned, as any loose matter will slide. out

restricted outlet-14, portion will preferably The pivotal attachment COMPANY, or

mg under and in close relation tot e shelf i walls 8 and 9, and.hav'ing their opposite When the bin is in the poin convenient reach of outward y by gravity and the lower open end afiords, convenient and easy access to the interior for,

filling the bin, at position with the in .1ow-' cred and its upper end tilted outwardly is desired, such as is shown in full lines inFig.

2.- This osition is secured by'providing an extending pin or gudgeon 26 on each side of the bin 11 ad'acent' the walls 8 and 9, and by roviding t e forwardly and downwardlyob ique guldes 27 for the gudgeons 26 to follow, with the upward extensions or stops 28 at the lower ends of the guides 27. The stops 28, as their names lmply', serve to arrest or stop the outward tilting of the bin by engagement with the gudgeons 26. The bin 11 in this lowered and tilted osition can be filled with less effort than ii in a stationary elevated position r'equiring the flour or otherv material to be lifted and poured in at its open upper end.

A suflicient elevation of the bin is necessary 4 in order to bring the hopper and sitter-at the bottom of the bin up high enough to be witht e cook or person desiring to use it. f

I have here' shown the preferredlocation of pivots and link-bars, guides and udgeons, and relative roportion of parts, int these may be varie and will be made to suit the requirements of the particular style of calmnet in which the invention is to incorporated and it is not desired therefore to limit the invention to the exact form shown, but

What it is desired to claim, is, l. The combination with a kitchen cabinet having a compartment with sides top and back, of a bin located in the compartment,

link-bars swingingly supporting said bin,

gudgeons on the sides of said bin, and downwardly oblique guides with end stops on the sides of said compartment to engage the godgeons of the bin.

2. The combination with a kitchen cabinet having a receptacle with sides back and top, a bin movably mounted within the receptacle against the back of the latter when closed with its upper end close under the receptacle top, links sloping upwardly and rearwardly having their upper ends )ivotally attached to the side of the bin and ower ends pivotally attached to the sides of the receptacles, gudgeons on the sides of the bin and downwardl oblique guides with end stops on the sides of said compartment to engage the gudgeons of the bin.

in witness whereof, 1, have hereunto set my hand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 10th day of February, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and nine.

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